Premier League (Week 18) : Arsenal beats West Brom 1-0
ENGLAND, Dec. 26, 2016 (AMP) — Premier League / Match day 18: After losing 2-1 to Everton on December 18 and 2-1 to Manchester City on December 18, the Gunners returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over West Brom this Monday.
West Brom made Arsenal doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by French forward Olivier Giroud with just 4 minutes remaining in regulation time.
Arsenal climbed to third place with 37 points from 18 games, tie on points with Liverpool, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Premier League table (as of December 26, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 27 | 46 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 20 | 21 | 37 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 19 | 20 | 37 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 16 | 36 |
| 5 | Tottenham | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 33 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 33 |
| 7 | Everton | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 26 |
| 8 | Southampton | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 24 |
| 9 | West Brom | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | Watford | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 22 |
| 11 | West Ham | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 22 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 21 |
| 13 | Bournemouth | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 21 |
| 14 | Burnley | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 20 |
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 18 |
| 16 | Leicester | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 17 |
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 16 |
| 18 | Sunderland | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 31 | -15 | 14 |
| 19 | Swansea | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 41 | -20 | 12 |
| 20 | Hull | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 36 | -22 | 12 |
Fixtures and Results : Premier League 2016-2017
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Overview
Arsenal
- Position: 3 +1
- Best performance of the season:West Ham 1-5 Arsenal (3 Dec.)
- Previous game:Manchester City 2-1 Arsenal (18 Dec.)
- Next game:Arsenal - Crystal Palace (1 Jan.)
West Bromwich Albion
- Position: 9 -1
- Best performance of the season:West Brom 4-0 Burnley (21 Nov.)
- Previous game:West Brom 0-2 Manchester United (17 Dec.)
- Next game:Southampton - West Brom (31 Dec.)
Arsenal
1:0
West Brom
1:0 (0:0)
- 26 December 2016
- 15:00
- London
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chelsea | 46 |
| 2 |  Liverpool | 37 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 37 |
| 4 |  Manchester City | 36 |
| 5 |  Tottenham | 33 |
Week 18 Results
| Monday 26 December 2016 | ||||
 | Watford | 1-1 | Crystal Palace |  |
 | Swansea | 1-4 | West Ham |  |
 | Leicester | 0-2 | Everton |  |
| Chelsea | 3-0 | Bournemouth |  |
| Arsenal | 1-0 | West Brom | |
 | Manchester United | 3-1 | Sunderland |  |
 | Burnley | 1-0 | Middlesbrough |  |
 | Hull | 17:15 | Manchester City | |
| Tuesday 27 December 2016 | ||||
| Liverpool | 17:15 | Stoke City |  |
| Wednesday 28 December 2016 | ||||
 | Southampton | 19:45 | Tottenham | |